The Phase I committee, consisting of several hundred Los Angeles-based members, screened the 63 eligible films between mid-October and Jan.

13. The group’s top six choices, augmented by three additional selections voted by the Academy’s executive committee, constitute the shortlist.

The shortlist will be winnowed down to the five nominees by specially invited committees in New York and Los Angeles. They will spend Jan. 20 through Jan. 22 viewing three films each day and then casting their ballots.